Community Partnership Coordinator Job Westerly area,Rhode Island USA,Education / Teaching

Job Title: Community Partnership Coordinator

Location: District

Effective Date: 06/16/2026

Union: Non Union
Salary: $65,000- $75,000
Supervision Received: Assistant Superintendent

Supervision Exercised: None

Job Summary:

Serve as the Homeless Education (McKinney-Vento) Coordinator, responsible for implementing and managing programs in accordance with the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to ensure appropriate identification, enrollment, and support services for students experiencing homelessness, including access to educational resources and stability supports.
Additionally, serve as Executive Assistant to Central Administration and Student Registration Coordinator, managing key administrative functions including correspondence and electronic communications between district and school administrators, staff, families, community members, and students. This role is responsible for enrolling, transferring, and maintaining student records for Westerly Public Schools, as well as ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and confidentiality of all student data and records.
The position may also create and generate reports, develop documents as needed, and provide support to instructional and administrative staff. This role requires strict adherence to confidentiality, professional discretion, and data integrity at all times.

Responsibilities:

Work with community based programs to support families of students with securing living assistance (ie, heat, rent, food, electricity, etc...)
Transportation of students to and from school who are unable to secure transportation as an only remaining option in accordance with district policy.
Document and provide clear objective information as needed
Ability to engage with families in a calm, non threatening manner using an appropriate de-escalation when necessary.
Awareness of and sensitivity to cultural differences.
Adherence to confidentiality and maintaining dignity of students and families.
Engage families with respect and understanding of their cultural and personal values.
Collaborate with school personnel and external agencies to identify homeless children and youths through outreach efforts and coordination.
Facilitate the enrollment of homeless children and youths in schools within the Local Education Agency (LEA) and ensure they have equal opportunities to achieve academic success.
Ensure that homeless families, children, and youths can access educational services, including Head Start programs, early intervention services under Part C of IDEA, and other preschool programs managed by the LEA.
Provide referrals to necessary services such as health, dental, mental health, substance abuse, and housing services for homeless families and youths.
Inform parents or guardians about educational opportunities and related services available for their children, and create meaningful opportunities for their active participation in their children's education.
Distribute information about the educational rights of homeless students in accessible locations such as schools, shelters, public libraries, and soup kitchens, ensuring the information is presented in an understandable manner.
Educate parents, guardians, and unaccompanied youths about available transportation services, including transportation to and from the school of origin, and assist them in accessing these services.
Offer professional development and support to school personnel to enhance their ability to address the needs of homeless students.
Ensure unaccompanied youths are enrolled in school, provided with opportunities to meet State academic standards, informed of their independent student status under the Higher Education Act, and aware of their right to receive verification of this status from the local liaison.
Provide reception support to central administration
Enroll, withdraw and transfer new and returning students and returning students to WPS
Maintain record of homeschooled students, homeless students, out of district students and all student address changes
Facilitate Kindergarten Registration including but not limited to creation and distribution of flyers and notification of community through neighborhood pre-schools,…